CN101207987B - Apparatus and method for docking a printed circuit board - Google Patents
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Abstract
An apparatus to align and dock or undock a first electronic circuit board with a first connector with a second electronic circuit board with a second connector. The apparatus comprises a guide plate with a linkage to connect to a mounting plate. The first electronic circuit board is secured to the mounting plate. The guide plate is inserted into a chassis comprising a guide to receive the guide plate. The guide aligns the first connector to be received in the second connector. The linkage is actuated by displacing a positioning handle. The linkage translates the motion in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the positioning handle. The mounting plate is translated in the generally perpendicular direction, and the first connector is received into the second connector. The operation may be reversed to remove the first connector from the second connector.
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Technical field
The printed circuit board (PCB) that the present invention relates in the electronic equipment is installed.More specifically, the invention provides a kind of being used for accurately patches equipment and method at restricted clearance with printed circuit board (PCB).
Background technology
It is very common that but the plug assembly has become in computer system.But the common use of computer system is called as plug memory, hard disk drive and the various hardware of subcard jointly.Many maintenances, repairing or updating operation may relate to opened and remove hardware when moving or insert hardware or the two all has at computer.
In server rack or underframe, closely being adjacent to store has many computer modules.Usually, these frames have many electronic circuit boards.These electronic circuit boards can with group (bank) be unit self or about align.These electronic circuit boards can provide memory for system, or other the specific operation in the computer system.
Traditionally, realize replacing by following operation: remove lid to electronic circuit board, remove this previous electronic circuit board by previous electronic circuit board is pulled out from base (header), patch this new electronic circuit board by new electronic circuit board directly being inserted base then.Yet, often be difficult to realize that according to making the configuration that patches the mechanical dominance of electronic circuit board accurately and carefully installs computer module.If under the situation of paying close attention to the space, need to plug electronic circuit board, one or more electronic circuit boards may must be removed so from adjacent slot.This process may require to close whole system.
Computer system operation continuously is quite general.Therefore, preferably, under the situation of the operation of not disturbing the adjacent circuit plate by the hot-swappable installation that realizes assembly, remove or replace.This must mean that the user will handle the assembly of electrifying system.Expect to have a kind of means of under the situation of the risk of not damaging user or assembly, inserting or remove electronic circuit board.
Owing to apply power or unjustified subcard and connector slot unevenly, make inserting in the process of connector or base such as the printed circuit board (PCB) of subcard, may damage printed circuit board (PCB).It is desirable to, will block and be positioned over carefully on the connector and parallel, slowly and firmly face connector then and push this card, up to having carried out successful connection with connector.Anxious rate (haste) only is possible make desirable two factors that are connected in impossible at all many factors with inaccessibility.
Therefore, even need a kind of in very compact space, also making that electronic circuit board is carried out safely, effectively and simply inserting and removing easy equipment.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of equipment, this equipment comprises: optionally can be fixed on the guide plate adjacent to the position of first electric power connector; Mounting panel with the parallel placement of described guide plate cardinal principle wherein vertically is fixed in described guide plate slidably with described mounting panel; Be coupled in the mechanical linkage between described guide plate and the described mounting panel; And the electronic circuit board that is couple to described mounting panel regularly, this electronic circuit board have can with optionally close-fitting second electric power connector of described first electric power connector, wherein the actuating to described mechanical linkage makes described mounting panel and circuit board be enough to insert and remove the distance of described second electric power connector with respect to the described first electric power connector vertical moving.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of method, this method may further comprise the steps: first electronic circuit board that will have first connector is fixed on the mounting panel that is linked to guide plate; Described guide plate insertion is comprised in the underframe of second electronic circuit board that has second connector; Described first connector is aimed at described second connector; Apply and the parallel substantially power of described guide plate being inserted in the described underframe of direction; Described power is transformed on the direction substantially vertical with described guide plate being inserted direction in the described underframe; Along the direction substantially vertical described mounting panel that is shifted with described guide plate being inserted direction in the described underframe; And described first connector is contained in described second connector, perhaps, replacedly, remove described first connector from described second connector.
According to the following of the preferred embodiments of the present invention as shown in drawings described more specifically, above and other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage will become clear, and in the accompanying drawings, similarly Reference numeral is represented similar portions of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 and 2 is the guide plate that couples by parallelogram linkage and the perspective side elevation view of mounting panel, and wherein this mounting panel lays respectively in lower position and the upper position.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view that is fixed in mounting panel and is fixed on the subcard in the upper position, and wherein this subcard connector is aimed at second connector.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view that is fixed in mounting panel and is fixed on the subcard in the lower position, and wherein this subcard connector is inserted in this second connector.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view of guide plate 10 and parallelogram linkage according to an embodiment of the invention.This parallelogram linkage comprises a plurality of pivot arm 12,14, pitman arm 16 and two registration arm 18,20.22,24 places pivotally couple these arms mutually at the pivot junction point, and couple a little at pivot that 26,28 places pivotally are couple to guide plate 10.These arms are preferably made by the rigid material such as metal, all to keep its rigidity when stretching and compress.
Pitman arm 16 has enough length and remains parallel substantially structure with the pivot arm 12,14 that will have equal length.22,24 places can not all be arranged in same plane at the pivot junction point owing to these arms, so guide plate 10 may comprise that indented region 30 is to hold the pitman arm 16 that is positioned at after the pivot arm 12,14. Registration arm 18,20 is shown in the place ahead of pivot arm 12,14, makes the short distance (approximating the thickness of pivot arm 12,14) of being separated by of these registration arm and guide plate 10.As discussing in more detail with reference to Figure 1B, this parallelogram linkage can also comprise a part and the positioning handle 32 in order to this linkage is activated that constitutes registration arm 20.
Mounting panel or, alternatively, guide plate can also comprise one or more slide block 44, with as low friction sept and make mounting panel moving in the plane that is in substantially parallel relationship to the guide plate plane stable.Slide block 44 can be the thrust (tab) on mounting panel or the guide plate, to contact guide plate or mounting panel respectively.Slide block can be that little plastics protrusion maybe can keep even between guide plate and the mounting panel to hold up height (standoff) and do not limit or disturb any other material that moves of mounting panel.Moreover guide plate 10 can also comprise handle 46 so that be easy to the whole assembly parts of operation under the situation that does not contact the subcard (not shown).Optionally, this handle can be by making or protect such as the non-conducting material of rubber, to protect the user not by accidental shock.
As shown in Figure 1, the direction of arrow 56 (preferably, along) guide plate 10 is inserted between one or more bottoms guide mechanism 48 that is fixed in motherboard 52 and the one or more tops guide mechanism 50 that is fixed in the chassis component (not shown) slidably.Replacedly, top guide mechanism and bottom guide mechanism all can be fixed in chassis component, as long as subcard can be connected to connector 54 and communicate with.In either case, the forward position of guide plate 10 should be engaged with obstacle 58 with the position of subcard directly being inserted in the connector 54 by correct the aligning at guide plate.Obstacle 58 can be fixed in the underframe (not shown) or place the lower edge place of guide plate, and obstacle 58 can be formed the part of connector 54 itself, further to avoid alignment error.
Fig. 2 is guide plate 10 and the perspective view of parallelogram linkage when activateding of Fig. 1.The positioning handle 32 (along the direction of arrow 60) that will constitute the part of registration arm 20 laterally is pulled away from out from guide plate 10.Along same direction (along the direction of arrow 60) displacement pitman arm 16 and link rob chalaza 22,24 with respect to guide plate 10. Pivot arm 12,14 makes pitman arm 16 and link rob chalaza 22,24 upward displacements, and this is that 26,28 places pivotally are couple to guide plate 10 coupling a little owing to them.The upward displacement of pitman arm 16 causes plate registration arm 18,20 with respect to guide plate 10 upward displacements.Then, 34,36 places pivotally are couple to mounting panel 38 coupling a little owing to plate registration arm 18,20, therefore upwards draw mounting panel itself with respect to guide plate.As before illustrating, mounting panel pin 40 passes guide plate slot 42 and extends, so that mounting panel is limited to straight substantially path, as vertical-path.Preferably, pin stops at the protrusion that anti-shotpin is drawn out slot.
Will be appreciated that, positioning handle 32 along alternately moving of the direction of the direction of arrow 60 and arrow 56 will make mounting panel respectively " on " mobile between position and the D score position.In addition, this move to be to take place under without any situation about laterally moving at guide plate or mounting panel up and down.In this way, the subcard that can will be installed on mounting panel by the actuating of positioning handle 32 inserts connector 54 carefully and accurately and removes from connector 54.
Fig. 3 is by being fixed in first electronic circuit board of mounting panel 38 or the perspective view of subcard 70 around the corner with screw 74 that base 76 (see figure 2)s couple mutually.Subcard 70 can have many functional structures, comprises first connector 72 at the place, lower edge that is shown in subcard 70.In the figure, positioning handle 32 is shown by transverse shift, and subcard 70 be in as shown in Figure 2 " on " position.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the equipment of Fig. 3, and wherein subcard is in the D score position.Guide plate 10 is being inserted fully guide mechanism 48,50 and laterally retracting under the situation of positioning handle 32 against obstacle 58 and (as among Fig. 1), subcard 70 is in the D score position now, holds first connector 72 in this position by second connector 54.
Therefore, the present invention also comprises a kind of method: first electronic circuit board that will have first connector patches or removal safely with second electronic circuit board that has second connector that is used to hold first connector.When initial, will comprise that first electronic circuit board of first connector is fixed in the mounting panel that is linked to guide plate.First electronic circuit board can be fixed in, be clipped in screw rod or to guarantee that it is fixed in the consistent any way that moves with mounting panel on the mounting panel.Can fix or for good and all fix first electronic circuit board removedly.
The guide plate insertion is comprised in the underframe of guide mechanism.Guide mechanism can hold guide plate in orbit, in the groove, at interval in or allow to hold in any other device that underframe holds guide plate.Second connector on second electronic circuit board in first connector and the underframe is aimed at.Any other method that this can utilize transducer or indicate first connector and second connector to aim at is realized by the guide mechanism that moves at manual insertion guide plate time limit system guide plate.
Apply and the parallel substantially power of guide plate being inserted in the underframe of direction.Can use handle, motor or make any device of the power that applies apply this power by the user.This power is transferred on the direction vertical substantially with applying direction.Can realize this transfer by the mechanical device (as by using parallelogram linkage) and the slot that moves of restriction guide plate or mounting panel.
Power through shifting is applied in mounting panel.Along the direction displacement mounting panel vertical with the direction cardinal principle of guide plate being inserted underframe.Be fixed in move consistent of first electronic circuit board of mounting panel with mounting panel.Then, first connector is contained in second connector, perhaps, replacedly, removes first connector from second connector.
Should will " comprise ", " comprising " and " having " be considered as representing to comprise the open group of other element of not pointing out as being used herein to term in claim and the specification.The word of term " " and singulative should be considered as comprising the plural form of same word, make these term meanings provide one and more a plurality of thing.Term " one " or " single " can be used for expression and mean one and thing only.Similarly be when meaning specific quantity thing, can use other specific integer values such as " two ".Term " preferably ", " preferably ", " preferably ", " alternatively ", " can " and similarly term be optional (inessential) of the present invention feature in order to project, the conditioned disjunction step of expression indication.
Although invention has been described at a limited quantity embodiment, benefit from of the present disclosure those skilled in the art will appreciate that and to visualize other embodiment and do not break away from scope of the present invention as disclosed in this.Therefore, scope of the present invention should only be limited by claims.
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1. one kind is used for equipment that electronic circuit board is inserted and removes, comprising:
Be fixed on guide plate adjacent to the position of first electric power connector;
With the mounting panel of the parallel placement of described guide plate, wherein described mounting panel vertically is fixed in described guide plate slidably;
Be coupled in the mechanical linkage between described guide plate and the described mounting panel; And
Be couple to the electronic circuit board of described mounting panel regularly, this electronic circuit board has and optionally close-fitting second electric power connector of described first electric power connector, and wherein the actuating to described mechanical linkage makes described mounting panel and circuit board be enough to insert and remove the distance of described second electric power connector with respect to the described first electric power connector vertical moving.
2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said mechanical linkage comprises:
Pivot arm with pair of parallel of first end that pivotally is couple to described guide plate;
Pivotally be couple to the pitman arm of second end of described pivot arm;
The registration arm of pair of parallel, each registration arm all have first end that pivotally is couple to described pitman arm and second end that pivotally is couple to described mounting panel; And
Be couple to the positioning handle of pivot arm, described pitman arm or registration arm.
3. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said guide plate also comprises:
Transmit handle.
4. equipment according to claim 3, wherein said handle comprises non-conducting material.
5. equipment according to claim 1 also comprises:
Be arranged on one or more the stable slide block between described mounting panel and the guide plate.
6. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said mounting panel have be slidingly received in the described guide plate perpendicular to one or more pin in the slot of described electronic circuit board.
7. equipment according to claim 2, wherein said positioning handle is coupled to registration arm.
8. equipment according to claim 1, wherein in the position that described first connector and second connector are laterally aimed at, described guide plate is slidably inserted in upper guide channel that is fixed in underframe and lower guide passage.
9. equipment according to claim 8, this equipment also comprises:
Stop member is used to limit the insertion of described guide plate and in the axial direction described first connector is aimed at second connector.
10. equipment according to claim 9 wherein activates described first connector is being placed vertically described first connector in carrying out in the position of electronic communication with described second connector after axially and transversely aiming at second connector described linkage.
11. one kind is used for method that electronic circuit board is inserted and removes, this method may further comprise the steps:
First electronic circuit board that will have first connector is fixed on the mounting panel that is linked to guide plate;
Described guide plate insertion is comprised in the underframe of second electronic circuit board that has second connector;
Described first connector is aimed at described second connector;
Apply and the parallel power of described guide plate being inserted in the described underframe of direction;
Mobile slot by using mechanical device and the described guide plate of restriction is transformed into described power on the direction vertical with described guide plate being inserted direction in the described underframe;
Along the direction vertical described mounting panel that is shifted with described guide plate being inserted direction in the described underframe; And
Described first connector is contained in described second connector, perhaps, removes described first connector from described second connector.
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